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Smoking rate has plummeted in New York City

mong men (15% decline).

  • Rates among young adults (ages 18-24) have declined twice as much as rates among other adult age groups

  • Among all ethnic groups, Asian New Yorkers have made the most progress, with a 30% decline in the smoking rates, though Asian males still smoke at a rate of 16.4%

  • Smoking rates on Staten Island have declined by only 0.4% since 2002, while the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens have seen declines of more than 20%

    In spite of great progress, we have much farther to go, said Dr. Frieden. More than 1 million New Yorkers are still smoking, and nearly 9,000 are dying from smoking-related disease every year. Because of inflation, the real price of cigarettes has declined by more than 60 cents since the last increase of the tobacco tax in New York in 2002; the time is right for another increase in the cigarette tax.


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    • Contact: Sara Markt
    smarkt@health.nyc.gov
    212-788-5290
    New York City Health Department
    21-Jun-2007


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